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Lemon Pepper Chicken

Lemon Pepper Chicken is chicken marinated in a mixture of spices, lemon juice, lemon pepper, garlic and olive oil and then sautéed it until tender and juicy. Easy and healthy!

A friend of mine is on this super strict diet and one of the only things he can eat is chicken breasts. His go to method of cooking? Boiling. Not because of the requirements, but because of a lack of recipes. Now I don’t know about you but after a month, heck even a week of that, and I would be running towards the nearest McDonald’s.

After listening to him tell me about his favorite cooking technique, I thought I would come up with a chicken recipe that is both flavorful and healthy. This friend also always insists I make “food a guy can make”, which he says means “not too complicated” so this recipe is super easy too. I simply marinated chicken in a mixture of spices, lemon juice, lemon pepper, garlic and olive oil and then sautéed it until it was tender and juicy.

I did mention that this was easy to make but it does require a little bit of preparation before hand. I recommend that you marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours prior to cooking. Marinating the chicken gives the flavors a chance to meld.

Not only does this Lemon Pepper make a great dinner, it also makes a great make a head protein to add to salads throughout the workweek! The perfect way to add some flavor to your lunch.

So if you are looking for an easy and light dinner please for the love of all things holy do not boil your chicken. Instead give this Lemon Pepper Chicken a whirl. I bet your whole family would love it.

Lala6699

December 9, 2014 at 9:40 pm

So I have this marinating in my fridge for tomorrow night. The only thing I did differently is adding chopped onions to the marinade. I saw that on another site but decided that your spice mix dominated that one. I will be back tomorrow to tell you how it turns out! :-)

Nice looking recipe, with clean simple flavours! I love the combination of lemon and black pepper.

May I recommend adding a few tablespoons of plain or natural white yoghurt (or buttermilk) to the marinade mixture? I have found that marinating chicken breasts in tenderising yoghurt for two hours (maximum) makes the world of difference to their texture, preventing them from going stringy or dry when they’re cooked.

Yes, very nice! You’re an excellent friend! Chicken needn’t be boring, with a few spices it can be quite tasty! I have to say, there’s also so many choices when poaching chicken, tell your friend about them!